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Transportation is essential to trade, which has always been the backbone of the economy of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, beginning with Fort Kaministiquia in 1717. When the area was first settled its many waterways were used by the voyagers and Coureur des bois to trade their goods. Thunder Bay has a central location within Canada, and is located in the middle of the Trans-Canada Highway system, crossed by railways, and is the location of the largest outbound port on the St. Lawrence Seaway System〔(Port of Thunder Bay official website ) See first bullet point.〕 and the fifth busiest airport in Ontario by aircraft movements.〔(Transport Canada TP 1496 – Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006 )〕 == Highways == Thunder Bay is located on a unique section of the Trans-Canada Highway system; unlike Western Canada and much of Eastern Canada, there is only one branch of this highway serving the area. As a result, a large volume of trans-Canada truck traffic goes through Thunder Bay. Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 originates 1 km east of Nipigon and terminates approximately 45 km west of Thunder Bay. The stretch of Highway from 11/17 in Nipigon to Arthur Street in Thunder Bay is designated as the Terry Fox Courage Highway,〔(CBC.ca Archives ) see: Did You Know? tab〕 and between Hodder Avenue and Arthur Street the highway is called the Thunder Bay Expressway. At the intersection of the Harbour Expressway in Thunder Bay, the Trans-Canada designation turns west, with the continuing highway heading south to Minnesota being designated as Highway 61. Other highways in the city are Highway 102, located between the intersection of Highway 11/17 at Red River Road in the east and the community of Kaministiquia in the west. Highway 61 begins at the intersection of the Harbour Expressway and Highway 11/17 and leads south to the United States border, becoming Minnesota State Highway 61. Highway 589 connects Highway 102 to Dog Lake, located in Gorham and Ware Townships, northeast of the city. The Harbour Expressway is a four-lane highway bisecting the city laterally in the Intercity and Balmoral Park areas. The "expressway" designation of both the Thunder Bay and Harbour expressways has been called into question, as both routes feature multiple lighted intersections, and are not true expressways. To bypass the urban sprawl in the south end of the city, a new stretch of highway, called the "Shabaqua Highway",〔(McGuinty Government Secures Partnership To Improve Northern Highways )〕 was built between 1997 and 2007.〔(Highway Opens ), TBSource. 17 August 2007. Accessed 18 August 2007.〕 It begins at the intersection of the Thunder Bay and Harbour Expressways in Thunder Bay and travels 13 km west to the intersection of Vibert Road and the Trans-Canada in Paipoonge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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